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23 hours ago
As a nation, there is more that unifies us than that which divides us. A history of reconciliation remembered… The history of the annual holiday of reconciliation celebrated on the 16 December in South Africa dates back to the year 1995 - at the end of apartheid. The day was made as an effort to…
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7 days ago
A mass extinction is a time period in which a large percentage of all known species living at that time is completely wiped out. The last great mass extinction (the 5th) was 65 million years ago when 75% of all animal species were wiped out, including dinosaurs. Scientists have found evidence which shows that the…
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2 weeks ago
16 Days of Activism is upon us – a time to come up with solutions to South Africa's gender-based violence crisis. Violence against women and children has many forms, including physical violence, emotional violence and the violence of poverty. The South African Government stated, "Poverty, inequality and unemployment are conditions under which violence thrives". South…
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7 months ago
Rotis is a favourite for many people. It is one of those things people really enjoy but not many people know how easy it is to make. Ingredients: 3 cups of cake flour half a teaspoon of salt 2 tablespoons of oil 1 cup of lukewarm water 70 grams of butter ( I use Marvello…
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7 months ago
Sick and tired of your plants being eaten by pesky insects, but can’t afford to buy insecticides? Or maybe you just don’t want to risk using such harmful substances in your own back yard? Well today we will make sure you have one less thing to worry about. That’s right – we are going to…
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7 months ago
Are you an avid reader who devours books like chocolate, but has no space to keep them? Are they lying around, or piling up in a corner somewhere, making your room look and feel untidy? Don’t fret, you are not alone! One of our Fanz writers had the same problem with his books and this…
Mindspace
10 hours ago
The scariest thing to ever happen to a person, I believe, is for them to one day look at the mirror and not recognising the person staring back at them. Even though I do not wish this to happen to anyone, I do believe it is something that we will all go through at least…
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7 days ago
2016 was the year Zulaikha Patel took a stand against the discriminatory hair policies at Pretoria Girls High school. A 13 year old at the forefront of a protest, she most certainly discarded the narrative that labels young potentials as future leaders. Such a term is a contradiction to the resilience that characterises us. We…
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2 weeks ago
Growing up as a little boy I discovered that my father could play instruments. We could never afford to own any instruments, but when my father’s friends would walk down the road with their guitars, they always allowed him to jam a song or two. When I was 12 my father kinda force-taught me to…
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3 weeks ago
You turn on the television or read a newspaper or open up any news app, and you are confronted by yet another young person who has lost their life to depression. Now, why am I bringing up depression again when there have been previous columns on it published on this same platform? The thing is,…
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4 weeks ago
My mother is on her death bed. She has been bed-bound for the past three months. Her list of illnesses are all collaborating to end her life. In addition to old age which in itself has proved to be a terminal condition to humans, she also has diabetes, hypertension and an enlarged heart. She was…
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a month ago
Ever since my academic studies were disrupted by a mental breakdown went through in the middle of July this year, I have been struggling with finding meaning in life. So, to try and find a way to deal with it, I did the only thing that has kept me sane for the past couple of…
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a month ago
How much does it cost to be happy? Not much, right? But how much does it take to bring happiness and joy to the next person? Sadly, the cost of living is so overwhelmingly high, and sometimes we think making a difference to others takes an astronomical amount of money to do. We tell ourselves…
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2 months ago
Many people get my name wrong. Especially people that are Afrikaans or English speakers. My name is not Sikelo or Sitshelo, it’s Sicelo. Please get my name right. I’ve been becoming more annoyed lately when people get my name wrong even when I’ve taught them how to pronounce it. I try to not get angry.…
Work-Wise
3 months ago
How often do you go to the clinic? Do you think about the work that the nurses do and how important their job is to all of us? It isn’t a career for woman only. There are many male nurses practising in our hospitals. We interviewed a young nurse, Akhona to find out more about…
Work-Wise
3 months ago
Perhaps you have heard of LinkedIn at least once or twice by now, and as a student, new graduate, or a person in search for a job, you are debating with yourself about whether to set up a profile or not. I’ll start off by saying, yes you definitely need to. Unlike the other social…
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4 months ago
Do you find yourself paging through beauty magazines or watching beauty tutorials on YouTube? Are you interested in beauty products, and love make-up and fashionable nails? Do your friends come to you when they need to dress up and look fabulous? What do you need to become a beautician? How do you find out all…